In-office, Pasadena
Sessions at 210 S. Orange Grove Blvd., a quiet, private setting close to Old Pasadena.
Who I work with
I work with adults and adolescents who feel disconnected from their feelings or their bodies, yet are highly sensitive and have a desire to know themselves more deeply.
I treat individuals who suffer from persistent anxiety, dissociation or numbness, and those afraid of conflict and asserting themselves.
My clients tend to find themselves in cycles of unfulfilling relationships or burnout and are seeking a more sustainable lifestyle. Artists, students, and ambitious professionals often find their way to my practice.
Approach
Weaving insight, parts work and the body
In session, I weave together depth psychology, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and nervous system regulation tools to soothe, understand, and integrate your inner world with your ideal lifestyle and relationships. My approach is warm, direct, and creative as we work through both past and present experiences to achieve lasting change.
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Depth psychology
Working with what lives beneath the surface — patterns, images and history that shape present-day life.
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Internal Family Systems
Parts work that helps you meet, understand and unburden the different voices inside you.
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Nervous system regulation
Somatic tools to soothe activation and numbness, so insight can land in the body as well as the mind.
About
Emma Javits, LPCC
I am a registered California Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC #11680) based in Pasadena. I have clinical experience in eating disorder treatment, childhood and relational trauma, and LGBTQ+ affirmative care.
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, California — LPCC #11680
- M.A., Psychology & Mental Health Counseling — Teachers College, Columbia University
- B.A., Psychology — Boston University
- Formal training in Internal Family Systems, EMDR and Modern Psychoanalysis
Ways we can meet
Three ways into the work
Sessions are 50 minutes. We begin by meeting at least once a week for the first three months, and adjust from there.
Telehealth by Zoom
Secure video sessions available to clients anywhere in the state of California.
By phone
For weeks when a screen feels like too much, phone sessions are always an option.
In their words
What the work can feel like
Burnout had me living in a permanent low hum of anxiety. Working with Emma, I stopped treating my sensitivity as a defect and built a pace I can actually sustain — creatively and in my relationships.
I came in numb and afraid of conflict at work. The parts work gave me language for what was happening inside, and the somatic practices meant I could actually feel the difference, not just understand it.
Emma is warm and genuinely direct, which is rare. Depth work on my family history changed the way I show up in my relationships rather than just explaining them to me.
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Questions
Before you reach out
Adults and adolescents who feel disconnected from their feelings or their bodies, yet are highly sensitive and want to know themselves more deeply. That often includes people living with persistent anxiety, dissociation or numbness, and those afraid of conflict or of asserting themselves. Artists, students and ambitious professionals often find their way to my practice.
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- 10–15 minute consultation call
- Phone or Zoom, whichever you prefer
- 210 S. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105